that is a pretty good pic considering he was on a bike, being chased by a wolf and trying to take a picture behind him. i kinda want to see the rest, not just that one, though i know they will be a blurry mess.

On his seventieth birthday, my father was out on his motorcycle and hit a buzzard with his helmet. Killed the buzzard deader than disco. No pics of the collision, but somewhere around here we have a pic of a helmet with the birds blood on it.

CSB: I went to a friend's house a few years ago. As I pulled up, I saw a fox trot across his lawn, and the street, and then into a neighbor's lawn. I told him about it, because they had an outdoor cat. "You might want to keep him inside for a while." He half-grinned and made it clear he didn't believe I'd seen a fox. A couple hours later, we were heading out, and the first thing he saw when he stepped out the door was the same fox.

Don't miss the real point here: When wild animals become acclimated to humans and view them as a source of free food, it never works out well for the animal. People have been feeding this wolf. Humans now represent an easy hand-out. The wolf does what wolves do--it goes for the most easily caught food. That said, the biker was a foolish twit, risking his life, the wolf's life, and the lives of unknown others who might be innocently driving down that road, just for the sake of a photo. Shame.

Habitual Cynic:Don't miss the real point here: When wild animals become acclimated to humans and view them as a source of free food, it never works out well for the animal. People have been feeding this wolf. Humans now represent an easy hand-out. The wolf does what wolves do--it goes for the most easily caught food. That said, the biker was a foolish twit, risking his life, the wolf's life, and the lives of unknown others who might be innocently driving down that road, just for the sake of a photo. Shame.

SlothB77:that is a pretty good pic considering he was on a bike, being chased by a wolf and trying to take a picture behind him. i kinda want to see the rest, not just that one, though i know they will be a blurry mess.

The rest probably is a pile of splintered plastic parts and twisted metal. From wiggling the handlebars once too often turning around to get the photo.

A few years ago I was snowmobiling in the arrowhead of Minnesota near Lutsen and I came upon a wolf on the trail. Followed him for a few hundred yards then thought well his heart is going to explode if this keeps up so I sped up to go around him and right as I was beside him I glanced over and he showed his fangs then jumped sidways in the woods. It was one of the coolest things I ever saw. We wer probably less than a two feet from each other at one point. The next bend I went around though were a mother and child whitetail walking down the trail so I guess I ruined that guys lunch.

Kibbler:CSB: I went to a friend's house a few years ago. As I pulled up, I saw a fox trot across his lawn, and the street, and then into a neighbor's lawn. I told him about it, because they had an outdoor cat. "You might want to keep him inside for a while." He half-grinned and made it clear he didn't believe I'd seen a fox. A couple hours later, we were heading out, and the first thing he saw when he stepped out the door was the same fox.

"Oh. I guess you did see a fox."

Booyah!

/now the things are everywhere

The cat is probably a bigger threat to the Fox than the other way around, domestic cats that are let outside wreak havoc on local ecosystems. They have all their shots and are well fed so they kill much of the food the wildlife would otherwise catch.

Habitual Cynic:Don't miss the real point here: When wild animals become acclimated to humans and view them as a source of free food, it never works out well for the animal. People have been feeding this wolf. Humans now represent an easy hand-out. The wolf does what wolves do--it goes for the most easily caught food. That said, the biker was a foolish twit, risking his life, the wolf's life, and the lives of unknown others who might be innocently driving down that road, just for the sake of a photo. Shame.

And yet at national parks, it's pretty common to see people feeding them even right in front of signs that say not to. They think it's so cute to feed them, but they don't quite seem to get why it's a bad idea.

TheManMythLegend:The cat is probably a bigger threat to the Fox than the other way around, domestic cats that are let outside wreak havoc on local ecosystems. They have all their shots and are well fed so they kill much of the food the wildlife would otherwise catch.

No way.....

In my neighborhood, we have foxes, lynx, wolves (or coyotes there is a diff, but I'm not that familiar with it) and even an occasional bear. Cats don't last long around here. It is probably the lynx since they seem to be the most prevalent.

/you could be right in some environments, but domesticated animals are in NO WAY prepared to deal with the harsh realities of living in the wild.

Habitual Cynic:That said, the biker was a foolish twit, risking his life, the wolf's life, and the lives of unknown others who might be innocently driving down that road, just for the sake of a photo. Shame.

Ever drive in the city or burbs? Every other frickin car is texting while shaving or putting on make up. And that's just the cars. You should see what the people are doing.

TheManMythLegend:Kibbler: CSB: I went to a friend's house a few years ago. As I pulled up, I saw a fox trot across his lawn, and the street, and then into a neighbor's lawn. I told him about it, because they had an outdoor cat. "You might want to keep him inside for a while." He half-grinned and made it clear he didn't believe I'd seen a fox. A couple hours later, we were heading out, and the first thing he saw when he stepped out the door was the same fox.

"Oh. I guess you did see a fox."

Booyah!

/now the things are everywhere

The cat is probably a bigger threat to the Fox than the other way around, domestic cats that are let outside wreak havoc on local ecosystems. They have all their shots and are well fed so they kill much of the food the wildlife would otherwise catch.

That is such horseshiat. Our house had a cornfield behind it when I was little. We'd occasionally find the carcasses of stray cats back there that had been found and eaten by coyotes. Never once seen a cat trotting around with a higher predator in it's mouth.

Big_Fat_Liar:Habitual Cynic: That said, the biker was a foolish twit, risking his life, the wolf's life, and the lives of unknown others who might be innocently driving down that road, just for the sake of a photo. Shame.

Ever drive in the city or burbs? Every other frickin car is texting while shaving or putting on make up. And that's just the cars. You should see what the people are doing.

I honestly don't understand what's wrong with shaving in a car. I shave every day in the car with an electric razor and there's nothing distracting about it. Maybe the people who can't shave and drive at the same time are slow-witted or dumb or something.

The_Original_Roxtar:dogs hate motorcycles... so much so that the safety booklets that come with new motorcycles give tips on how to dodge a dog that is coming at you.

They dont like pedal bikes either. When I was a kid there were a couple nasty dogs around we had to avoid. If you wanted to go to the local convenience store you had 2 choices...go the long way, or "make the run". Making the run involved taking a short cut through the woods (kids used to go in the woods, without adults) on the trails, one of which let out near the store...and right across the street from a house with 2 good sized dogs, both of which didnt like the bikes. We would come out of the woods, walk our bikes around a fence, then jump on and ride for all we had, as the dogs came running after us. The day we heard one of them had been hit by a car and killed was a joyous day for us. After that the other one didnt leave the front yard.